Common Core Standard: L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or A. Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

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First Grade ELA

Strand: Language Domain: Conventions of Standard English

Common Core Standard: L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or

A.

Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

B.

Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

C.

Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

D.

Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).

E.

Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).

F.

Use frequently occurring adjectives.

G.

Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).

H.

Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).

I.

Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).

J.

Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.

Essential Vocabulary

Task Analysis Learning

Activities/Assessments

Resources

Prior - Uppercase - Lowercase - Capital - Letter - Alphabet - Write - Line - Curve - Straight - Diagonal - Wh- question words

Explicit - Uppercase - Lowercase

 Identify all uppercase letters.

 Identify all lowercase letters.

 Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

 Define that a noun is a person, place, or thing.

 List examples of nouns.

 Define a proper noun as a name that uses a capital letter.

 Sort nouns into common and proper.

 Define and use possessive nouns correctly.

 Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

 To be used ongoing throughout the year.

Handwriting

 This site has a lot of activities that would be good for center time including handwriting worksheets.

 Common Core Curriculum Maps Book Pg62 #3 Langu activity

 Common Core Curriculum Maps Book Pg 175 Readin Pacing guide for reading instruction.

Handwriting

 http://jmeacham.com/handwriting.htm

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- Noun - Proper Noun - Common Noun - Singular - Plural - Verb - Sentence - Pronoun - Adjective - Past - Present - Future - Joining Words - Tense - Compound - Extend - Period

- Question Mark - Exclamation Mark - Statement - Question - Exclamation - Command Introductory - Verb - Adverb - Irregular - Reflexive pronouns - Collective nouns - Subject - Predicate - Rearrange

 Define a noun as a person, place, or thing.

 Define a verb as a word that shows action.

 Define singular as one and plural as more than one.

 Locate and sort singular and plural nouns.

 Correctly use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs orally.

 Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).

 Define a pronoun as a word that renames a noun.

 Use pronouns in oral speech correctly.

 Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).

 Define a verb as a word that shows action.

 Locate verbs in a sentence.

 Use verbs orally to show correct tense.

 Chart different tense

 Handwriting pages for all letters of the alphabet!

 Handwriting worksheets

 I have made these lowercase

handwriting practice sheets

 After your students have developed and perfected their handwriting skills, assess their handwriting ability and reward them with a cute certificate.

Nouns

 Different types of nouns worksheets, center activities, and lessons.

 Teach possessive nouns with a teaching poster and a fun game for your students.

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 A great way to introduce singular possessive nouns. Students match the longer sentence to the sentence containing the possessive noun.

 This is a simple activity to introduce

possessive nouns to young

students.

 These are singular

possessive nouns.

 Intro video for nouns

Pronouns

 FREE Pronouns We or Us Task Cards and Cut & Paste

 Video on pronouns

 FREE Pronouns

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Possessive-n paste-523364

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Possessive-N Hunt-490031

 http://www.k12reader.com/subject/noun-worksheets/ for common, proper, singular, plural nouns

 Youtube.com English Grammar- Nouns For Kids

Pronouns

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer 724148

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-P Wall-5-pages-165300

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Prono Task-Cards-and-Cut-Paste-722986

 Youtube.com School House Rock Grammar

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We or Us Task Cards and Cut & Paste

 Traveling Pronouns

Conjunctions  Conjunction

Junction! Conjunctions for Compound Sentences

 Conjunctions for Firsties: Based on the Common Core

 Balloon Joining Words

Verbs

 Verbs Activities

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/pronouns/play/

Conjunctions

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Conjunction Conjunctions-for-Compound-Sentences-612787

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Conjunction Based-on-the-Common-Core-623393

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/joining_words/

Verbs

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Verbs-Activ

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Verb-Tense-500324

Adjectives

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 Verb Tense Center Game

Adjectives

 Adjectives , Adjectives , Adjectives!

 Adjectives: Centers with Journals (K-2)

Prepositions

 Preposition Craftivity & Activities {FREEBIE}

 Preposition Farm - booklet on prepositions

 cartoon to introduce prepositions

Types of Sentences

 Four Types of Sentences Sorting Practice

 Smart Board

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Adjectives-C Journals-K-2-459532

Prepositions

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preposition-Activities-FREEBIE-451363

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preposition-prepositions-230175

 Youtube.com Learn Prepositions

Types of Sentences

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Four-Types-Sorting-Practice-421423

 http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=fa727b25-9 97e69c7674a7

 http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/using_punctuat

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activity

 interactive practice

 Alien Punctuation

 Punctuation Station - periods, exclamation points, and question marks

First Grade ELA

Strand: Language Domain: Conventions of Standard English

Common Core Standard: L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spell

writing.

A.

Capitalize dates and names of people.

B.

Use end punctuation for sentences.

C.

Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.

D.

Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.

E.

Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

Resources

Prior

-Uppercase

- Lowercase

 Identify capital letters in daily reading and writing.

 List where and how capital letters are used in sentences.

 To be used ongoing throughout the year.

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- Capital

- Letter

- Alphabet

- Write

- Period

- Question

Mark

- Exclamation

-Point

- Comma

- Quotation

-Marks

- Sentence

- Word

Punctuation

Explicit

- Capital

-

Capitalization

- Punctuation

- Period

- Exclamation

Point

- Question

Mark

- Sentence

- Comma

- Sight Word

Letter

Introductory

- Proper noun

- Apostrophe

- Greeting

- Closings

 Write and edit for correct use of capital letters.

a. Capitalize dates and names of people.

 Identify a complete sentence.

 Name the different types of punctuation/sentences

 Compare different types of sentences/punctuation in print.

b. Use end punctuation for sentences.

 Define a comma as a punctuation mark which separates.

 Recognize and use commas in the date daily.

 Create sentences with words in a series with teacher support.

 Use commas correctly to separate words in a series.

c. Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.

 Recall and list common word families and spelling patterns.

 Implement previously learned spelling patterns in writing and spelling.

 Recognize five new sight words each week.

 Correctly spell previously learned sight words in daily writing and spelling.

d. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.

Punctuation

 Capitalization and punctuation game

 Pumpkin Punctuation & Sentence Fluency

 Free Bunny Blunders: Fix-It Sentences

Commas

 Commas in a series- First Grade

 Comma Practice

 Common Core Standard Language Arts Assessment

Conventional Spelling

Snowball Spelling Word Work Activity Using oa -ow V-owel digraphs

 CCSS Literacy and Math Long I Word Sort and Data Graph

 VCe Super “e”

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 Between the Lions: When 2 vowels go walking

 Short Vowels Song

 Long Vowel Word Hunt

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVhx3vk1Jg

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Vow 228438

First Grade ELA

Strand: Language Domain: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Common Core Standard: L.1.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on gr

and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

A.

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

B.

Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

C.

Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

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Prior -Word - Word parts - Meaning Explicit - Root/Base Word - Prefix - Suffix - Context - Homophone Introductory - Prefix - Suffix - Compound word - Glossary - Predict - Dictionary

 Decode a simple sentence.

 Identify unknown words.

 Explain how the other words in a sentence are clues to what unknown words mean, with teacher modeling.

a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

 Identify root/base words.

 Identify suffixes.

 List commonly used suffixes.

 Use commonly used suffixes in oral language.

 Compare meanings of different suffixes.

 Identify prefixes.

 List commonly used prefixes.

 Use commonly used prefixes in oral language.

 Compare meanings of different prefixes.

b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.

 Identify the root/base word.

 Find inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing)

 Chart/map how words change as they move through the tenses.

 Correctly use inflectional forms in oral language.

c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

Context Clues

 This graphic organizer allows the students to write down the word, context clue in the passages surrounding it and then, their guess or

inference about what the word means.

 Students will learn to use context clues to help them discover which meaning of the word is the correct one for the given sentence.

 This quick activity allows students to apply their knowledge of multiple meaning words by creating sentences using common

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words.

 This is lesson introduces primary students to strategies for figuring out unknown words within the context of a sentence.

Affixes

 List and definitions of Affixes- Great for Vocabulary lessons or word walls K-12

 Active Game for Affixes

 Worksheet

 Great website with wordlists and activities

Inflectional Endings

 Center activity

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Affixes

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Affixes-380097

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Active-Ga Phonics-Factors-Basic-Math-Facts-Parts-of-Speech-73039

 http://www.greatschools.org/worksheets-activities/654 and--ly.gs

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http://firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixe

Inflectional Endings

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inflectio and-es-Anchor-Chart-and-Word-Sort-549634

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inflectio Poster-Meets-Common-Core-Standard-154347

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 Poster showing endings added to words

 Easter egg fun

 This is just an idea that you can make you could also purchase the unit if you would like.

 Un and Re prefixes

 http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/search?updated-ma 30T01%3A10%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7&reverse-p

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfJkQ7Sylw8

First Grade ELA

Common Core Standard: L.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuan

meanings.

A. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.

B. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes). C. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).

D. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gig defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings

Resources

Word Sorting

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 Real and Nonsense Word Sort "at" family

 Category Word Sort

Food/Colors/Peop le

 Pocket Pack! Category Word Sort

(Bats/Birds/Cooki ng)

Categorizing

 Nina Loves to Name Things

 Flood! Categorizing Game on Between the Lions

 Categorize It! Literacy Center Freebie

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Real-and-Sort-at-family-191377

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Category FoodColorsPeople-344876

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pocket-Pa Word-Sort-BatsBirdsCooking-356115

Categorizing

 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/index.ht

 http://pbskids.org/lions/games/flood.html

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Categoriz Center-FREEBIE-322676

Shades of meaning

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Shades of meaning  Batty Shades of

Meaning Cards

 Having Fun with Shades of Meanings!

 http://www.teachingandtapas.com/2013/01/having-fun-meaning.html

First Grade ELA

Common Core Standard: L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding t

including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationship (e.g., because).

Resources

 Respond to fiction or non fictions texts using frequently

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occurring conjunctions (for, and,

because, but , or, so) Children will read their responses out loud.

 Conjunction Junction Song

 Conjunction Activities

 Cause and Effect Matching Activity- Why Did That

Happen? Using the Conjunction Because

 http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7h97W79RCH0AwJ X3oDMTE2dWNmdmRiBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMTIEY29sbw YzIEdnRpZANWSVAxOTNfMTI0/SIG=120m5e6ah/EXP=137 http%3a//www.youtube.com/watch%3fv=iov0FE4xydo

 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Conjunct 639442

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